For EBG, the addition of Klock is a major reinforcement of the Firm's already strong presence in the Southeast, as well as nationally. "Joe Klock brings to EBG extraordinary litigation and business law experience, which will further enhance the services and value we can provide clients," said the Firm's managing partner, George Sape.

EBG's litigation and business law practices comprise two of the Firm's five core practice groups, which also include health and life sciences; labor and employment; and real estate. With the addition of Klock, EBG's Miami office, along with the Firm's Atlanta office, continues the Firm's fast growth in the Southeast.

Klock, who headed Miami-based Steel Hector & Davis for 25 years prior to its merger with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP, litigates civil, criminal, appellate and administrative cases in federal and state courts. He also led Steel Hector's seven-office Latin America practice. Klock successfully represented the State of Florida in the legal battles surrounding the contested presidential election of 2000, which went to the U.S. Supreme Court.

"Joe Klock will be an integral part of the EBG team in Miami," said Michael W. Casey III, managing partner of EBG's Miami office. "In Florida, and across the Southeastern United States, which is an important and fast-growing market for legal services, we now have an even greater range of service capabilities. In Latin America, where Joe regularly serves clients, and for the U.S. interests of his clients, we are reaffirming EBG's strong commitment to the region."

Klock's practice also encompasses a wide range of legal areas for private client and family groups, including corporate litigation, transactions and structurings in the U.S. and Latin America, trusts and estates, immigration and criminal law.

"EBG provides sophisticated legal services for clients having a broad array of geographical and skill-set needs," said Klock. "I'm excited by the Firm's vision, entrepreneurial spirit and community sensitivity, as well as its commitment to practices that are the fastest-growing in today's legal and business markets. I look forward to the opportunity to join the Miami office and the entire EBG national litigation and business law practices."

About Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Founded in 1973, Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., is a law firm with over 380 attorneys practicing in 11 offices throughout the United States -- Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Newark, San Francisco, Stamford and Washington D.C. The firm's size, diversity, and global affiliations allow its attorneys to address the needs of both small entrepreneurial ventures and large multinational corporations on a worldwide basis.

EBG continues to build and expand its capabilities as a law firm focused on five core practices: Business Law, Health Care and Life Sciences, Labor and Employment, Litigation and Real Estate.

For more information on Epstein Becker & Green, please visit http://www.ebglaw.com/